AmberWaves June 2008 > Features

Who Will China Feed? by Bryan Lohmar and Fred Gale Though China continues to be a major player in global food exports, growing resource constraints and environmental costs could mean an end to “easy” growth for Chinese agriculture. Includes audio podcast interview Food Stamps and Obesity: What We Know and What It Means by Michele Ver Ploeg and Katherine Ralston Food stamp benefits do not increase obesity for most program participants, but there is a potential link for some subgroups. World Trade Organization and Globalization Help Facilitate Growth in Agricultural Trade by Anne Effland, Mary Anne Normile, Donna Roberts, and John Wainio Despite strong criticism of the WTO, its membership continues to grow as countries seek the benefits of expanding trade. Defining the “Rural” in Rural America by John Cromartie and Shawn Bucholtz The use of different definitions of rural by Federal agencies reflects the multidimensional qualities of rural America.